DirtChamp Designs has been in contact with us letting us know that their iPhone app called iLapR now is available in Apple App Store. iLapR features a great number of possibilities never seen in an RC app before. iLapR gives you Live lap times in your iPhone, no matter if you are standing on the [...]

A few years ago, a couple of friends and I decided that we wanted some old school Trans-Am cars to race. We dug out our old Associated TC3 electric sedans, browsed some hobby catalogs, and immediately began negotiating to make sure we each got the car we wanted. After much discussion and bribing one another [...]

One of the most famous races in RC is kicking off right now with qualifying and practice. This year is the 14th annual race making this one of the longest running races in SoCal–the hot bed of RC racing. The action at this year’s Shootout is only going to heat up over the weekend. West Coast Senior [...]

From Novak–their newest 1/8-scale brushless motors for buggy and truggy. Here is Novak’s press release with all the details: Irvine, CA – July 7, 2011 – Novak is announcing the newest member of its Ballistic motor family—the Ballistic 8 Sensored Brushless Motor. The Ballistic 8 is specifically designed for the rigors of today’s 1:8 racing [...]

It’s a fact: RC vehicles are laden with on-board wires. And to top it off, wires are delicate and often left of out in the open, where they are susceptible to damage and sometimes look plain old sloppy. From the very beginning, RC owners have searched for ways to combat loose wires. Over time, four [...]

Team Orion announced the addition of TLR’s Dustin Evans to its team. Congrats, Dustin! Dustin Evans is probably a name that you have become quite familiar with lately. Rightfully so as this year he has won the Reedy Race of Champions, EOS 2wd, and Rumble in the Rockies. He has been one of the top, if [...]

The 2WD Blackfoot III monster truck is the fifth generation Tamiya RC vehicle to use the famous Blackfoot name. It features metal-plated parts for the accent pieces. The reinforced polycarbonate monocoque chassis allows easy access to the main components and also allows maintenance of the gearbox to be simple and easy. The gearbox comes pre-assembled from the [...]